Table 4.
Intake and apparent digestibility of fatty acids of sheep fed diets containing babassu or buriti oil.
| Item | Diets 1 | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | BAO | BUO | ||
| Intake (g/day) | ||||
| 12:0 | - | 16.5 ± 0.85 | - | - |
| 16:0 | 0.71 ± 0.073 c | 3.14 ± 0.468 b | 7.66 ± 0.468 a | <0.001 |
| 18:0 | 0.08 ± 0.067 b | 1.14 ± 0.053 a | 0.67 ± 0.062 c | <0.001 |
| c9-18:1 | 0.95 ± 0.261 c | 4.57 ± 0.197 b | 31.08 ± 2.603 a | <0.001 |
| 18:2 n-6 | 1.87 ±0.205 | 1.91 ± 0.106 | 2.27 ± 0.192 | 0.231 |
| 18:3 n-3 | 0.18 ± 0.050 b | 0.10 ± 0.005 b | 0.54 ± 0.038 a | <0.001 |
| C18 FA | 3.13 ±0.471 c | 7.77 ± 0.356 b | 35.06 ± 2.937 a | <0.001 |
| Total FA | 3.30 ±1.76 c | 27.10 ± 1.45 b | 42.40 ±3.62 a | <0.001 |
| Apparent digestibility (g/kg) | ||||
| 12:0 | - | 994 ± 0.6 | - | - |
| 16:0 | −67.8± 180.7 b | 690 ± 51.9 a | 763 ± 51.9 a | 0.030 |
| 18:0 | −9484 ±2284 b | −1102 ±1970 a | −12,116 ±1970 b | 0.005 |
| c9-18:1 | 836 ± 47.6 c | 968 ± 3.0 b | 990 ± 3.00 a | <0.001 |
| 18:2 n-6 | 905± 42.0 | 961± 7.04 | 942± 7.04 | 0.121 |
| 18:3 n-3 | 801 ± 39.4 b | 729 ± 29.8 b | 943 ± 5.71 a | <0.001 |
| SC18 FA 2 | 787± 99.2 | 682± 98.3 | 763 ± 65.4 | 0.725 |
| Total FA | 711 ± 23.9 b | 842 ± 41.5 a | 765 ± 72.3 ab | 0.047 |
Means within a row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05); 1 CON = diet without added oil; BAO = 40 g/kg DM of babassu oil; BUO = 40 g/kg DM of buriti oil. 2 Sum of C18:0; c9-18:1; c11-18:1; C18:2 n-6; and C18:3 n-3.